Prepared by: MARYROSE GIL EBDANI

Dance

❑ It is man’s natural and primitive means of expression.

❑ It has been part of the life of every tribe, society, or nation.

❑ It is not only an individual or group experience but also

considered as a cultural mirror.

❑ It is defined as an inner impulse of man to rhythm or music

expressing his/her feelings, moods, sentiments, or any
human experience.
DANCE FORMS
CREATIVE RHYTHMS

It is an end product of exploration and

improvisation of movements as children learn to
move the parts of their body and use them as an
instruments of expression.
 FOLK or ETHNIC DANCE

It is a cultural form handed down from generation to

generation.

It communicates the customs, beliefs, rituals and

occupations of the people of a region or a country.
 SOCIAL AND BALLROOM DANCES

The setting of social and ballroom dance is a social

gathering with formal atmosphere

It is generally held in evenings and the participants

are usually in formal attire.
RECREATIONAL DANCE

It includes dance mixers, square dance, round and

couple dances.

Many of this dance have simple patterns and

combinations of walking steps, polka step an the
waltz step.
 CREATIVE DANCE

It is the highest form of dance.

The dancer or choreographer expresses his feelings

or emotion, ideas and interpretations.

This a dance with a definite form, a beginning and

an ending
• Ballet, Jazz, & Contemporary Dance
ELEMENTS OF DANCE
Body Action Space Time Energy
 BODY
It is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others.
Dancers manipulate their body to create lines, shapes, forms.

ACTION
It is any movement included in the act of dancing.
It also includes pauses and moments of relative stillness.
It can include steps, facial movements, lifts, and everyday movements.

SPACE
It refers to the area through which the dancer’s body moves.
Level: High, Medium, Low
Direction: Forward, Backward, Diagonally, Sideways
Shape: Circles, Squares, Triangles, Curve, Straight or Free form
 TIME
It is the duration of the movement.

ENERGY
It helps describe how dancers are moving.
It also helps identify the emotions and intentions attached to a dancer’s action.
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